CVE-2026-43270 media: mtk-mdp: Fix a reference leak bug in mtk_mdp_remove()

What is CVE-2026-43270?

CVE-2026-43270 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

media: mtk-mdp: Fix a reference leak bug in mtk_mdp_remove()

In mtk_mdp_probe(), vpu_get_plat_device() increases the reference count of the returned platform device. Add platform_device_put() to prevent reference leak.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-43270?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-43270?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2026-43270 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43270 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-43270, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43270, GHSA-fgwc-jh8c-45pq, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2026-43270, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-43270, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2026-43270 and 1 more.